Dicle University

About: Dicle University is a education organization based out in Diyarbakır, Turkey. It is known for research contribution in the topics: Population & Catalysis. The organization has 3007 authors who have published 6368 publications receiving 94797 citations. The organization is also known as: Dicle Üniversitesi & Zanîngeha Dîcleyê.

Maxillofacial Fractures. Analysis of demographic distribution and treatment in 2901 patients (25-year experience)

Abstract: Summary Introduction The aim of this study was to analyse retrospectively the demographic distribution, treatment modalities, and complications of maxillofacial fractures in 2901 patients treated in this department in Southeast Anatolia between 1978 and 2002. In addition, the use of internal fixation was evaluated in an effort to determine whether there were changes in using internal fixation techniques. Patients and methods Two thousand nine hundred and one cases of facial trauma were assessed according to age, sex, and aetiology, in addition to the distribution of the fractures relating to facial bones and seasons. Results It was found that facial fractures were most frequent in males (77.5%) and in the 0-10 year age group; they tended to be more frequent during summer (36.3%); and traffic accidents were the most common aetiological factor (38%). 77.9% of cases were treated with conservative methods, and 22.1% with one or more internal fixation techniques. The most favoured technique was miniplate osteosynthesis; the complication rate associated with internal fixation was 5.7%. Conclusion Currently there are many techniques to be used in treating maxillofacial trauma. However, the experience of the surgical team is also an important factor in achieving satisfactory functional and aesthetic results, and in minimizing complications.

The complications of chronic otitis media: report of 93 cases.

Abstract: The aim of this study was to investigate the incidence, mortality and morbidity of complications due to chronic otitis media (COM). During the nine-year period 1990-1999, 2890 cases of COM were reviewed, 93 (3.22 per cent) having 57 (1.97 per cent) intracranial complications (IC) and 39 (1.35 per cent) extracranial complications (EC). In three patients more than one complication was observed. Meningitis and brain abscess were common in the IC group. Subperiosteal abscess (mastoid and Bezold's abscess) was a common complication in the EC group. Cholesteatoma and granulation/polyp in the middle ear/mastoid were the major findings in both groups. Fifteen patients died from IC. Overall, the mortality rate was 16.1 per cent in all patients having complications, and in patients with IC it was 26.3 per cent. In all of the patients with complications, the morbidity rate was 11.8 per cent. Our study supports the finding that meningitis and brain abscess are the common complications of COM and the main reason for mortality.